Separation of fission produced 106Ru and 137Cs from aged uranium targets by sequential distillation and precipitation in nitrate media

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-305

  El Absy, M A ^a   El Amir, M A ^a   Mostafa, M ^a   Abdel Fattah, A A ^b   Aly, H M ^b  

^a Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CESIUM 137; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IODINE 129; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; RUTHENIUM 106; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DISSOLUTION; DISTILLATION; FISSION NEUTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUTRON RADIATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SUPERNATANT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE;

EID: 26444535239     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0907-2     Document Type: Article

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